Greece issued a strict protest to the Secretary General of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg, after the post of the NATO Land Forces Headquarters, which is based in Izmir, regarding the day of the Turkish armed forces.
The announcement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs:
“Following the post of the NATO Land Forces Headquarters, which is based in Izmir, regarding the day of the Turkish Armed Forces, the Permanent Representative of Greece to NATO made a strict protest to the Secretary General of NATO, stressing that the post in question is beyond inappropriate and unacceptable.
At the same time, the Greek military authorities in NATO will make a similar protestation at the Supreme Headquarters of NATO (SHAPE), to which the Headquarters of the Ground Forces also belongs.
The post of the Izmir headquarters for 1922
ZAFER BAYRAMINIZ KUTLU OLSUN / HAPPY VICTORY DAY 🇹🇷
Today is the 100th Anniversary of Turkish Independence. We join our Turkish allies across NATO& beyond in celebration of their Victory and Turkish Armed Forces Day 🇹🇷@tcsavunma pic.twitter.com/Q8DpGXEoN9
— NATO Allied Land Command (@LANDCMD) August 30, 2022
The oxymoron, of course, is that the LANDCMD is actually congratulating Turkey for its victory over Greece, another NATO member. The Turkish media exploited the post about the anniversary that was celebrated in a grand manner in the country, noting that this move disturbed Greece.
